The impact of irrational practices: A wake up call
Meena Garg1, Pinki Vishwakarma1★, Monica Sharma1, Rajiv Nehra1, K. K. Saxena1★ Corresponding author
- 1Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Pinki Vishwakarma
Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Received: 03-03-2014; Revised: 04-03-2014; Accepted: 14-06-2014.
Volume 5, Issue 4 · pp. 245–247 · PUBLISHED 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.142434
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Our study included 92 randomly selected prescriptions from allopathic registered medical practitioners between September 2011 and October 2012. These were analyzed for content and format. The number of non‑sponsored CMEs (Continuing Medical Education) to the fully sponsored CMEs by pharmaceutical companies was compared. We also confirmed the irrational upward trend in some surgical procedures conducted in 20 bedded nursing homes. Rise in expensive tests, such as, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scan ordered were also noted.
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Garg, M., Vishwakarma, P., Sharma, M., Nehra, R., & Saxena, K. K. (2014). The impact of irrational practices: A wake up call. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(4), 245–247. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.142434